Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tinamous :: Elegant Crested Tinamou

Elegant Crested Tinamou Eudromia elegans

Described by: Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1832)
Alternate common name(s): Elegant Crested-tinamou, Crested Tinamou, Martineta Tinamou
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Peninsula Valdes, Argentina - Feb 5, 2003 © Peter R. Bono 
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Range

S. South America;
(1) Argentina in ex. s. Salta, w. Tucuman and adjacent Catamarca.
(2) Argentina in e. Catamarca, e. Tucuman and w. Santiago del Estero s. to e. La Rioja and n. and w. Cordoba.
(3) Argentina in La Rioja and n. San Juan.
(4) Argentina in San Juan.
(5) W. Argentina.
(6) C. Argentina.
(7) Argentina in Mendoza, San Luis and c. Cordoba s. through La Pampa to n. Neuquen, Rio Negro and ex. sw. Buenos Aires.
(8) Argentina in e. Cordoba (Estanoia La Primavers), s. Santa Fe s. through e. La Pampa (Laguna Colorado Grande) and Buenos Aires.
(9) Argentina in s. Neuquen.
(10) Argentina in Chubut (Peninsula Valdes) and Santa Cruz s. to the Rio Santa Cruz) and Chile (e. slope of Andes near Lake Buenos Aires, Aisen).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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